New York, Nov 7 (PTI) Major retailers in the U.S. reported declines in sales in October, raising fears of a weak Christmas shopping season and of prolonged economic difficulties.

S S Ramaswamy

Mumbai, Nov 6 (PTI) The bourses extended their losses to
second consecutive day, pulling down the bellwether Sensex
below 10k Thursday in sync with slipping global markets amid

New York, Nov 6 (PTI) United Sikhs, an international
advocacy group, has asked President-elect Barack Obama to make
eradication of poverty, fighting climate change, resolving

Subhashis Mittra

Sridhar Krishnaswami

London, Nov 6 (PTI) A day after rallying on the election
of Barack Obama as U.S. President, Asian stocks retreated
Thursday as fears of economic downturn gripped investors, with

New York, Nov 6 (PTI) A leading international human
rights group has accused both Russia and Georgia of using
cluster bombs extensively during their conflict in August, a

Islamabad, Nov 6(PTI) Hoping that a new era of peace will
dawn with the election of Barack Obama as the U.S. President,
the Taliban has asked the President-elect to change his

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Barack Obama may have created
history by becoming the first Afro-American President of the
United States, but his historic victory seems to have not